linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Add sysfs support for fbdefio delay

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Date:	Tue, 2 Mar 2010 16:19:19 -0800
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	"Rick L. Vinyard Jr." <rvinyard@...nmsu.edu>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, felipe.balbi@...ia.com, pavel@....cz,
	jayakumar.lkml@...il.com, linux-usb@...r.kernel.org,
	oliver@...kum.org, linux-input@...r.kernel.org,
	dmitry.torokhov@...il.com, npavel@...ner.com,
	tomi.valkeinen@...ia.com, tony@...mide.com,
	FlorianSchandinat@....de, krzysztof.h1@...pl,
	linux-fbdev@...r.kernel.org, jkosina@...e.cz,
	bonbons@...ux-vserver.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Add sysfs support for fbdefio delay

On Tue, 02 Mar 2010 11:47:34 -0700
"Rick L. Vinyard Jr." <rvinyard@...nmsu.edu> wrote:

> This patch adds support for examining and modifying the fbdefio delay
> parameter through sysfs. It also adds two driver definable minimum
> and maximum bounds.
> 
> The default behavior is to not permit modifications if delay_max is 0,
> thus preventing modification of the delay if the driver does not
> explicitly permit modification.

Why is this being added?  You have some device which doesn't function
properly without this change?

If so, that's pretty critical changelog info - we presently have no
reason to merge the patch!

Thanks.

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